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Item 19 Staff Report Consider Contributing Funds to Housing Trust Fund of Santa Clara County for Affordable HousingDATE: TO: MEETING DATE: 9/5/00 ITEM NO. JOINT COUNCIL/ AGENCY AGENDA REPORT August 31, 2000 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE REDEVELOPME / AGE► CY FROM: TOWN MANAGER/ EXECUTIVE DIREC SUBJECT: CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING FUNDS TO HOUSING TRUST FUND OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING RECOMMENDATION: Consider contributing funds to Housing Trust Fund of Santa Clara County for affordable housing. BACKGROUND: The Housing Trust Fund of Santa Clara County (HTF) is a public/private partnership, dedicated to building and sustaining a revolving loan fund and grant making program that will complement and leverage other housing resources throughout Silicon Valley. Major community, business and government leaders have joined together to address the gap between rapid new job creation and affordable, available housing within Santa Clara County. The HTF is made up of a consortium of sponsors including Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, Community Foundation Silicon Valley, American Electronics Association, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, and The Santa Clara County Collaborative on Housing and Homelessness. Carl Guardino, President and CEO of Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group has approached the Town about making a financial contribution to the HTF. Attachment 1 is a letter from Mr. Guardino which provides general background information and Attachment 2 is a copy of the HTF internet home page and frequently asked questions which provides additional background information. Mr. Guardino and Santa Clara County Supervisor Don Gage are planning to attend the September 5, 2000 meeting to discuss this matter and answer questions. DISCUSSION: There are two Town funds that are established to finance affordable housing projects. The first is the Town's Below Market Price Fund (BMP) which receives funds through development in -lieu fees. The second is the Redevelopment Housing Set -Aside Fund (HSA) which receives 20% of the property tax increment revenue. The purpose of the HSA fund is to provide affordable housing in the redevelopment project area. Currently, both funding sources have revenues that may be used to provide a contribution to the Housing Trust Fund. Housing Set -Aside Funds: There are three primary issues to consider in determining what to do with HSA funds: 1) when they must be spent, 2) where should the projects be located, and 3) worthiness of the projects. (Continued on Page 2) PREPARED BY: PAUL L. CURTIS COMMUNITY DEVED(JPMENT DIRECTOR/REDEVELOPMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR Reviewed by: Attorney Finance Revised: 8/31 /00 1:46 pm Reformatted: 10/23/95 PAGE 2 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL/CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SUBJECT: CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING FUNDS TO HOUSING TRUST FUND OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING August 31, 2000 1) It is important to note that the Agency is obligated to expend the resources in the HSA in a timely manner to avoid amassing "excess surplus." The legislature has defined "excess surplus" to mean an unexpended and unencumbered amount in the HSA that exceeds the greater of $1 million or the total amount deposited in the HSA during the preceding four years. Staff estimates that the current HSA fund balance is approximately $777,000 and that the "excess surplus" will not be affected for a minimum of 5 years. In short, while there are time constraints in the use of redevelopment set -aside funds, it is not critical that the funds be spent or encumbered in the very near future. 2) Redevelopment set -aside funds must be spent on projects within the redevelopment project area to receive "full credit" for housing programs. Redevelopment law requires that 15% of the total number of units built in the project area be low and moderate income units. If HSA funds are used for projects outside the project area, the Town only receives credit for half of the unit count. Specific sites have not been "pre -selected" and any housing projects will be reviewed on a case by case basis. 3) When projects are proposed, they will be evaluated on a case by case basis as part of the development review process currently used in all project analyses. At that time, the worthiness of the project will be determined dependant upon location, design, neighborhood compatibility, etc. BMP Funds: BMP funds can be used for projects located anywhere in the Town. These funds are collected as in -lieu fees when project developments do not provide BMP units within the project itself. This revenue source provides a means of "banking" larger amounts of funds to provide incentives to building affordable projects. HOUSING TRUST FUND PROPOSAL: Town staff has discussed the possibility of contributing funds to HTF with representatives of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group. Staff strongly recommends that any funds contributed by the Town result in housing that satisfies both the Town's BMP and HSA standards and regulations. In addition, HTF should provide matching funds on a one - for -one basis and agree to leverage the Town and HTF funds on a ten -to -one basis. For example, if the Town provides a contribution of $125,000 from the BMP Fund and $125,000 from the HSA Fund ($250,000 contribution), the HTF will match that amount for a total of $500,000. If that amount is leveraged at ten -to -one, there will be $5 million available for an affordable housing project. Staffs opinion is that the $5 million amount is a minimum to reasonably fund a project. If the Council/Agency agrees with the concept of pooling Town resources with HTF, it should direct staff to prepare a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that sets forth the terms of this program. The MOU will include numerous provisions to protect the Town's interest including time limits, how interest on the Town's contribution will accrue and what type of housing project will be eligible and where the project must be located. The draft MOU will be scheduled for Council/Agency consideration before it is executed so that any suggested changes may be incorporated. FISCAL IMPACT: None. The fiscal impact of the Town/Agency contribution to the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County will be evaluated in a subsequent report when the draft Memorandum of Understanding is presented for consideration.. PAGE 3 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL/CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SUBJECT: CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING FUNDS TO HOUSING TRUST FUND OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING August 31, 2000 Attachments: 1. Letter dated August 21, 2000 from Carl Guardino, President and CEO, Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group 2. Copy of Housing Trust Fund of Santa Clara County internet home page and frequently asked questions Distribution: Mr. Carl Guardino, President and CEO, Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, 226 Airport Parkway, Suite 190, San Jose, CA 95110 Mr. Don Gage, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, 70 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95110 PLC:BL:mdc N:1DE V 1Cnclrpts\Housing i FROM : SILICON VALLEY MANUFACTURING FAX NO. : 5017861 Aug. 21 2000 12:06PM P2 JY�y M�n p turin8 226 Airport Parkway, Suite 190 San Jose, Calllornia 95110 (408)501-SVMG (7864) Fax (408)501-7861 hf7ghiewwsvrmg.org CARL GUARDINO President 8 CEO BOARD OF DIRECTORS DAVID WRIGHT Chairman Amdahl Corporation JAMES N, WOODY, M.D., Ph.D Vice Chafr Roche Pal Alto JOHN A. CONOVER Secretaryareasurer Bank of Amth CRAIG R. BARRETT Intel Corporation ROBERT CARET San Jose State University JOHN C. DEAN Silicon VerIey Bank HART J. DE GEUS Synopays PAPKEN S. DER TOROSSIAN Silicon Valley Group. Inc. TED GAVRILIS Lockheed.MeRM, Commercial Space Systems M.R.C, GREENWOOD University of Callfornla. Santa Cruz BRIAN kALLA National Semiconductor ELLEN HANCOCK Exodus Communications JAY T. HARRIS Sea Jose Mercury News RICHARD KASHNOW ryco Raychem RICK KNISS Agilent Technologies, Inc. GLENN LARNERD IBM Carpo+ydun DEBORAH NEFF tlecton Dickinson KO NISHIMURA SokCtron Corpoielion LEN PERHAM Craer Logic ARTHUR L. ROBERTS United Defense LP ROBERT SHOFFNER CITIBANK GORDON SMITH PG&E. JOHN STEWART Gamete/ Dyrwmics Electronics Systems JOYCE M. TAYLOR Pacific Bull HELEN WILMOT eHealthcontrects JOHN WOODS TRW JOANN ZIMMERMAN Keiser Pbmtdnanto Working Council Chair ROBERT C. SHERRARD Mid-Penineuio Bank Founded In 7977 by DAVID PACKARD August 21, 2000 Honorable Steven Blanton and Members of the Town Council Town of Los Gatos 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95031 Dear Mayor Blanton and Members of the Town Council; We are delighted to hear that the Town of Los Gatos is considering a contribution to the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County. As you may know, just 11 months into what was originally envisioned as a 24- month campaign, the Housing Trust has raised more than half of its $20 million goal. As of today, the Trust has received approximately $12 million dollars and is wrapping up commitments equal to $14 million in next 30 days. A list of investors, from the public and private sectors, is attached. The Trust is unique among the 150 trust funds currently in operation around the nation in that it is being funded through voluntary donations, rather than new taxes or fees, and nearly two-thirds of its funding has come from the private sector. The fund will serve three purposes on an equal basis: loans to first-time home - buyers, gap financing for affordable housing developers, and grants to organizations providing services to those who are homeless or near -homeless. The fund will leverage public and private funds at a ten -to -one ratio. Consequently, the potential return on this $20 million investment is $200 million. We understand that Los Gatos would like to see its contribution spent to increase the supply of housing and homeownership opportunities in its community, possibly within its redevelopment district. We would be delighted to honor that request. We could accomplish this through a Memoradum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU would stipulate where and how you would like your funds to be used, and which funding source you feel would best serve the needs of your community. Thank you for considering participating in this important effort, I look forward to answering any questions you might have. Sincerely, arl Guardino President & CEO Attachment 1 FROM : SILICON UALLEY MANUFACTURING FAX NO. : 5017861 Aug. 21 2000 12:06PM P3 Silicon Manufacturing Group 226 Airport Parkway, Suite 790 Sen Jost), CaUlornla 95110 (408)501•SVMG (7864) Fax (408)501-7861 hilpArtww,svm0.arg CARL GUARDINO President & CEO BOARD OF DIRECTORS DAVID WRIGHT Chairman Amdahl Corporation JAMES N. WOODY, M.D., Ph.O Vice Chair Roche Palo Apo JOHN A. CONOVER Sec etaryfrrousurw Bank of America CRAIG R. BARRETT Into; Conocret an .ROBERT CARET San Jose State University JOHN C. DEAN SNk on Valley Bank HART J. DE GEUS Synopses PAPKEN S. DER TOROSSIAN Silicon Valley Group, Inc. TED GAVRILIS Lockheed -Martin, Commercial Space Systems M.R.C. GREENWOOD University of California, Senior Cruz BRIAN HALLA Nailonel Sagicandt,ctor ELLEN HANCOCK Exodus Communications JAY T. HARRIS San Josh Mercury News RICHARD KASHNOW Tyco Raychem RICK KNISS Agilent Technologies, Inc, GLENN LARNERD IBM Cdparatlon DEBORAH NEFF Becton Dickinson KO NISHIMURA Solecvon Corporation LEN PERHAM Clear Look ARTHUR L. ROBERTS Linked Defense LP ROBERT SHOFFNER CITIBANK GORDON SMITH PG&E JOHN STEWART General Dynamics Electronics Systems JOYCE M.TAYLOR Peclnc Be11 HELEN WILMOT eHeakhconkacis JOHN WOODS TRW JOANN ZIMMERMAN Kaiser Parmanante Working Council Chair ROBERT C. SHERRARD Mid -Peninsula Bank Founded In 1977 by DAVID PACKARD HOUSING TRUST Donors to Date (as of 7-20-2000) PRIVATE SECTOR Adobe - $1 million Applied Materials - $1 million Cisco Systems - $1 million Intel - $1 million Hewlett Packard - $1 million Knight Ridder/SJ Mercury - $1 million The Valley Foundation - $500,000 Kaufman and Broad - $200,000 Norte] Networks - $200,000 Solectron - $200,000 Mid -Peninsula Bank - $100,000 SJ Real Estate Board - $50,000 EOnline - $10,000 S.CI. Co. Farm Bureau - $10,000 NextLlnk - $2,500 Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group - $1,800 PUBLIC SECTOR S,CI. County - $2.5 million San Jose - $1 million Milpitas - $500,000 Santa Clara - $250,000 Sunnyvale - $500,000 Subtotal - Private: $7,274,300 Subtotal - public - $4.5 million Total to Date: $11,774,300 Housing Trust Fund of Santp Clara County Page 1 of 2 Overview General information News Releases FAQ Contact tiff Steering Committee t-i7F Participants Progress Meter Useful finks Housing Trus and of Santa Clara County — Our Vision Rising housing costs and decreasing availability are adversely affecting the quality of life in Santa Clara County, the heart of the Silicon Valley. Affordable housing is integral to economic well being, job recruitment and talent retention, and is directly linked to the region's two other major issues - transportation and education. Housing creates jobs, boosts local tax revenues and enables our community to be a vibrant place to live, work, and conduct business. The Housing Trust Fund of Santa Clara County (HTF) is a catalyst to develop specific, desperately needed housing in Santa Clara County through an innovative blend of corporate and community investors. The HTF will feature three tiers in its program: • Low -interest down payment/closing cost loans for first time homebuyers • Gap financing for affordable rental housing projects • Funds to assist the homeless in attaining stable housing The HTF is action on the housing crisis. Our strategies will turn each dollar raised into an investment ten -fold in value. And we are doing it now. The Housing Trust Fund (HTF) is a public/private partnership, dedicated to building and sustaining a revolving loan fund and grant making program that will complement and leverage other housing resources throughout Silicon Valley. Major community, business and government leaders have joined together to address the gap between rapid new job creation and affordable, available housing within Santa Clara County. The consortium includes: The Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group (SVMG) Community Foundation Silicon Valley (CFSV) American Electronics Association (AEA) http://www.housingtrustfund.org/ Attachment 2 Housing Trust Fund of Santa Clara County Page 2 of 2 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors The Santa Clara County Collaborative on Housing and Homelessness [ Please see our Steering Committee and HTF Participants pages for a complete list of our supporters. ] A Back to Top f The Housing Trust Fund of Santa Clara County Investing in our Community with Vision, Compassion and Innovation 60 South Market Street, 10th Floor San Jose, CA 95113-2336 Gisela B. Bushey Project Director Tel: 408/278-2215 Fax: 408/278-0280 E-mail: gbushey@cfsv.org [Overview][General Information] [News Releases][FAQ][Contact HTF] [Steering Committee][HTF Participants][Progress Meter][Useful Links] This site hosted try WebCom Site Design by MEDIA CONCEPTS GROUP http://www.housingtrustfund.org/ 8/22/2000 • Frequently Asked Questions. Page 1 of 4 Overview General information News Releases FAQ Contact tifF Steering Committee HTF Participants f regress Mefer Useful Links Investing in our Community with Vision , Compassion and .Innovation Housing Trust Fund of Santa Clara County — Frequently Asked Questions Q. How Will Funds Be Administered? rAmin HTF 'i home A. The Community Foundation Silicon Valley, the region's largest and most respected grant making institution, is one of the program's primary partners, providing fiscal oversight along with technical and administrative support. An HTF Steering Committee comprised of prominent business people, public officials, and community leaders has provided leadership and vision to create the HTF. They oversee the program. A Loan Fund Administrator that specializes in affordable housing loan programs will review and make recommendations to the HTF concerning first-time homebuyer loans and affordable housing project loans. The grant making component will be performed in conjunction with the Community Foundation Silicon Valley. Q. Who Will Be Eligible? A. Eligibility requirements for use of funds have been drawn by a senior Technical Advisory Committee and three Subcommittees. The committee will make final recommendations on lending and administrative guidelines, utilizing relevant experiences of similar programs elsewhere. The group includes experts in affordable housing development, finance, and major HTF investors. 36 homes for rent or purchase by low-income families Q. How Are Funds Replenished and Grown? A. In its first stages the fund is replenished through loan repayment and http://www.housingtrustfund.org/faq.html 8/22/2000 - • Frequently Asked Question n Page 2 of 4 supplemental grant making from foundations, corporations, and public sector fenders. Subsequently, Housing Trust Funds will actually expand through future bond measures and the linkage of commercial development with housing requirements. Q. Aren't There Plenty of Other Programs Doing Affordable Housing? A. The HTF creates housing opportunities for broader markets by complementing and filling gaps with existing affordable housing initiatives. • HTF promotes home ownership as an essential component of a family's ability to succeed economically and socially, even for middle income households. • Most programs focus on the homeless and multi -family affordable housing or on single family end -loans. The HTF works directly with developers in all types of housing. • The HTF will often serve as "last money in," enabling developers to complete their complex funding packages. • Complex restrictions encumber many loan programs. HTF will lend to innovative yet responsible programs if they meet an unmet need. • No other program contains the level of public/private partnership as the HTF. Q. What is the Track Record of Housing Trust Funds? A. While innovation will be a hallmark of the HTF of Santa Clara County, the program is built upon the collective experience of housing trust funds elsewhere. There are over 150 housing trust funds across the United States. ten of them in California alone. The San Diego HTF, for example, began as a $20 million venture and started the production of over 1,800 units of housing in its first 30 months. Local business leaders credit the program with keeping jobs in San Diego where, like the Bay Area, housing pressures were undermining their major industry -- tourism. Its existence, furthermore, made the city eligible for specific government funding that required matching funds. http://www.housingtrustfund.org/faq.html 8/22/2000 • Frequently Asked Questions Page 3 of 4 25 very low-income units which defy the stereotype concerning "public housing" Q. What are the Sources of Funding for the Housing Trust Fund? A. The initial $20 million dollar capitalization of the HTF is being raised from a broad array of sources, including foundations, Silicon Valley corporations, the County of Santa Clara and, to date, the Cities of San Jose, Santa Clara and Milpitas. Of course, twenty million dollars is not sufficient to fully address a problem of this scope and this long in the making. It is, however, enough to both improve the lives of thousands of families and, at the same time, determine what improvements are required to optimize the effectiveness of future funds invested in the trust. Q. What Does It All Mean? A. The Housing Trust Fund is the "DEAL MAKER." • To bridge the eligibility gap in lending requirements for rental housing and first time home buyers. • To leverage other funding sources for non-profit organizations to build additional affordable housing. • To facilitate other housing funders such as Fannie Mae to be able to undertake more innovative housing solutions and freeing additional funds. ABacktoTopA The Housing Trust Fund of Santa Clara County 60 South Market Street, 10th Floor San Jose, CA 95113-2336 Gisela B. Bushey Project Director Tel: 408/278-2215 Fax: 408/278-0280 E-mail: gbushek@cfsv.org http://www.housingtrustfund.org/faq.html 8/22/2000 • .Frequently Asked Questions Page 4 of 4 n HTF home [Overview-1J(tensrulInto] a1ioiiJ[News Releases])I.-1C)t[ContactHTFI [Steering Committee]UHTF Participantsl[Progress Meterl[Useful Link housing photographs provided courtesy of the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara site Design by MEDIA CONCEPTS GROUP http://www.housingtrustfund.org/faq.html 8/22/2000 Town Council Minutes September 5, 2000 Redevelopment Agency Los Gatos, California HOUSING TRUST FUND OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY/AFFORDABLE HOUSING (19.39) Carl Guardino, Board Member of the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County, working for the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, asked that the Town of Los Gatos join with other private and public sector partners in a unique venture to help tackle the housing crisis that working families and residents face. The Housing Trust was formed by more than severity community partners. If the trust could raise '0 million dollars in a two year cycle, it would be capable of leveraging 200 million in private development funds. With that funding 5 thousand families can be helped: in the first time home buyers assistance: affordable rental homes; and homeless shelters and assistance. Since most of the funding is in the form of loans, those 5 thousand families pay back those funds so that others in the future can be helped. This creates a permanent, ongoing source of funds. Fourteen months into the program the Trust has raised 12 million toward its goal, and there is confidence that the commitment can be met by the end of 16 months. The anticipation is that the program can be instituted within the year. He requested full support from the Town with a $250,000 contribution, which with matching funds from HTF can be leveraged to 5 million to fund a project. He confirmed that Los Gatos had requested participation in the program and that the project be built within its own community. Council consensus that staff return with a report identifying the housing projects and programs currently earmarked for funding from the Town's $750,000 Redevelopment Set Aside fund, and report to Council with a tentative agreement with the Housing Trust Fund on the portion of that fund that can be contributed to the HTF. Mr. Guardino agreed to matching whatever amount the Town is able to contribute from the Set Aside Fund. Bud Lortz was recognized by Community Development Director, Paul Curtis, as the Town employee who suggested maximizing the Town's contribution to this project and the method in which to accomplish the most with the contributed funds for the Town and its residents. HEARING BROADWAY 69/DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION/RESIDENTIAL/APPEAL (22.15) Mayor Blanton announced that this was the time and place so noted for public hearing to consider an appeal of the decision of the Planning Commission approving a request to demolish a main structure which includes a secondary dwelling unit and to construct a new single family residence on property zoned R-1D:LHP. Architecture and Site Application S-00-15. Property Location: 69 Broadway. Property Owner/Applicant: David and Laurie Zicovich. Appellant: Gary Ehlert. The following people from the audience addressed this issue: Gary Ehlert, 71 Broadway, spoke of the loss of his view from his home due to the design and placement of this proposed project. He noted 80 Broadway where the view was saved. He spoke of 8 Pennsylvania which was redesigned to save the neighbor's view. He spoke of the General Plan which expresses the need to preserve existing views for neighbors. David Zicovich, 69 Broadway, spoke of the time and effort involved in designing this project to meet the needs of all of the neighborhood. He noted that they had offered to move the house back to 29 feet. Ray Davis, resident, spoke of the equity people have in their existing view. TC: D I 1:W4090500 6